October 2020

 October 1, 2020

 

Throughout the month of September we will be reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Ability. Discussions are scheduled for October 7  at 9:00 am and October 12th at 2:00 pm. We would love it if you joined us for either or both calls. The level of participation is up to each attendee; you may actively contribute to the discussion or just listen & learn. Here are some resources for next month’s discussion groups:

 

• Iowa State University: Ableism & Disability Studies libguide

• Disability advocate says #JustAskDontGrab highlights how often strangers 'help' without consent

• Librarians with disabilities face barriers to accessibility and inclusion

• Services to People with Disabilities: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights 

• Accessibility: Image Alt Text best practices

• Disability at work: Libraries, built to exclude

• Ableism and Access in the Academic Library

• Words Matter, Association for Library Service to Children blog

• Disability, Identity, and Language (Person First or Identity First language) video

• Perspectives & Advice on Universal Accessibility Design video

• Oregon City Public Library: The Disability Community in the Library 

• Providing Access to the Good Life for the Disabled webinar

• Prioritizing Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Your Library

• Accessibility for Justice

• Describing Visual Resources Toolkit

• Universal Design for Learning: A Quick Overview - Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

• Center for Applied Special Technology:  About Universal Design for Learning

• Accessibility and Open Educational Resources

• Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled - Resources

• Accessible Educational Materials - Instructional Materials Center, Iowa Library for The Blind and Print Disabled

 

Other resources

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